The history of the trombone quartet is not a long and illustrious one; no weighty Beethoven masterpieces, effervescent Mozart divertimenti or poignant Brahms rhapsodies to draw on, not even in the more adventurous twentieth-century are there many offerings for this sonorous and humorous collection of instruments. Of course, there are some of the usual suspects, […]

With her striking long, tightly curled hair cascading down her back, one might have expected pianist Ida Pelliccioli to specialise in dramatic, ostentatious repertoire that gave plenty of opportunity for her hair to provide a theatrical accompaniment to the music being performed. However, on an intimate night at the Acorn Centre in Inverurie, we were […]

JKL Duo (Jacopo Lazzaretti – classical guitar and Kerry Lynch – flute) are become regular features at IM.  They played at one of the last concerts before the world changed at the start of 2020.  So, it was a treat have them play for us again.  These Sunday pop-up concerts have been a popular addition […]

‘I think we might have played this piece over 150 times…it is such a gift for this ensemble’, so said flautist Henry Roberts of the Pelléas Ensemble in relation to Claude Debussy’s seminal work, the Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp of 1915 which provided the backbone and undoubted highlight of this wonderful concert at […]